??An energy economist who got his?start in New York during atumultuousperiod for oil?in the 1970s,Mr. Ross today?boasts a personal network?that spans the globe: fromthe?Saudi royal family to West?Texas wildcatters to Wall?Streetoil traders. ??
?1）tumultuous英[tju:?m?lt?u?s]美[tu:?m?lt?u?s] ?adj.騷亂的;吵鬧的;狂暴的;激烈的
It's?been?a?tumultuous?day?at?the?international?trade?negotiations?in?Brussels.
那是布魯塞爾國際貿易談判中紛亂的一天?
???Access tothose insights can?costupward of$50,000 a year,?current andformer subscribers say. “I would not make a?big play based onenergy?prices without talking to him,”?said Stanley Druckenmiller,a?longtime investor and a former fund manager for billionaire GeorgeSoros.?
?1）access to英[??kses tu:]美[??ks?s tu]有權使用
They?now?have?access?to?the?mass?markets?of?Japan?and?the?UK.
他們現在進入了日本和英國的大眾市場倍靡。?
?2) upward of英[??pw?d ?v]美[??pw?d ?v]多于蘸朋，超過
It?costs?upward?of$?40,000?a?year?to?keep?some?prisoners?in?prison.
關押某些犯人一年的成本超過4萬美元。?
???Scott Sheffield, the?recently?retired chief executive of oiland-gas company Pioneer Natural?Resources, said Mr. Ross’s?forecasts helped convince him?in early?2014 to?hedge against?falling crude prices. That?move made Pioneer about $1.8?billion when pricesfell by?more than half, Mr. Sheffield?estimated.?
?1) hedge against英[hed? ??ɡenst]美[h?d? ??ɡenst]防止[警惕]
Gold?is?traditionally?a?hedge?against?inflation.
購買黃金是防范通貨膨脹的一種傳統(tǒng)手段。?
???It was thatbearish2014?forecast that some say?elevated Mr. Ross togurustatus.?At a January meeting?in Riyadh that year, Mr. Ross told?Saudi officials they would?have todial backtheir production substantially ifthey?wanted to keep global crude?prices at $100 a barrel.?
?1) bearish英[?be?r??]美[?ber??] ?adj.（尤指脾氣）像熊一樣的;粗暴的;<股>行情下跌的;引起跌風的
英英解釋：adj.expecting prices to fall
Dealers?said?investors?remain?bearish
交易員說投資者依然看跌呢撞。?
?2) guru英[?g?ru:]美[?ɡ?ru, ɡ??ru] ?n.專家;領袖;權威;個人的宗教教師[指導]
英英解釋：n.a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader andspiritual teachern.a recognized leader in some field or of somemovement
Fashion?gurus?dictate?crazy?ideas?such?as?squeezing?oversized?bodies?into?tighttrousers.
時裝大師們常表達一些離奇的想法叫潦，諸如讓身材肥胖的人穿上緊身褲祟蚀。?
?3）dial back英[?dai?l b?k]美[?da??l b?k]回撥
If?I?dial?back?20?years?to?the?early?PC?wars,?we?had?all?left?Apple?for?dead.
回想20年前的早期個人電腦戰(zhàn)爭可霎，我們都以為蘋果完蛋了。?
?????Ed Morse, global head?of?commodities research at Citigroup, said PIRA’s grasp of the ?markets is unparalleled. But?Mr. Ross’s often bullish take?has?been a “blind spot” that ?hasblemishedhis record, he ?added. For one, Mr.Morse said?PIRA often overestimates demand for crude.?
?1）blind spot英[blaind sp?t]美[bla?nd spɑt] ?n.盲點
英英解釋：n.the point where the optic nerve entersthe retinan.a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudicedand fail to exercise good judgment
The?prime?minister?has?a?blind?spot?on?ethical?issues
這位首相無視道德問題密强。?
?2）blemished?v.有損…的完美茅郎，玷污( blemish的過去式)
英英解釋：adj.marred by imperfectionsadj.havinga blemish or flaw
His?career?was?blemished?by?his?offensive?remarks?about?Spaniards,?Japanese,Filipinos,?and?Russians.
他對西班牙人蜗元、日本人、菲律賓人和俄羅斯人的攻擊性評論是對他職業(yè)的玷污系冗。?
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